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Our vision is of a dyslexia friendly society that will enable all dyslexic people to reach their potential.
Annual Report & Accounts 2006 - 2007
Management Board.
Constitution.
Click here to view the BDA Constitution.
Click here to view the LAB Byelaws – revised 4 October 2007
Click here to view the OM Committee Byelaws – approved by Management Board 4 October 2007.
Policy.
The BDA is the voice of dyslexic people. We aim to influence government and other institutions to promote a dyslexia friendly society.
The BDA promotes early identification and support in schools to ensure opportunity to learn for dyslexic learners. We want to represent the needs of dyslexic people on leaving school, in higher education and in work. On Saturday 17 November 2007 at the BDA AGM Members agreed the policy on Early Identification of Specific Learning Difficulties. This is now BDA policy and will form the basis of BDA lobbying in this regard.
We also have a revised definition of dyslexia which was agreed by the BDA Management Board in October.
Campaigning.
We have three campaign areas:
- To encourage schools to work towards becoming dyslexia-friendly.
- To reduce the number of dyslexic young people in the criminal justice system.
- To enable dyslexic people to achieve their potential in the workplace.
Developing services.
The BDA's role has been raising awareness of the evidence and effects of dyslexia. We now also aim to develop and encourage services that meet the needs of dyslexic people. In this way we will shape services to meet need.
Putting our values into action.
As the umbrella organisation, we want dyslexic people to view the BDA as the organisation that best represents them. So the work of the BDA must reflect the values that dyslexic people hold dear.
We will listen to, and act upon, the needs of dyslexic people. We will foster a feeling of togetherness for all of our membership and respect for dyslexic people, volunteers and staff.
Our priorities include regional development, to support the growth of grassroots local dyslexia associations. We also want to grow the befriending network. Finally we continue to develop dyslexia-friendly practice
within the BDA and build a culture of total quality.
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Page updated 28 February 2008
